when it isn't profitable?

Our campus budget gurus are looking to cut our already anemic department even more. We have already been reduced to one officer/shift. With a largely student force, this is a big problem.

This especially become evident over the summer when they only run one guard per shift. We are located in an area with a large number of wild, sometimes dangerous, varmints, so it is preferable to have at least two guards on at a time. We have had incidents compounded in the past due to a lack of bodies to respond.

How does one convince them of the need? Is it even possible? Do I have better odds of winning the lottery?